This CD is the second part of a series we hope to be issuing featuring the great Count Basie and his Orchestra performing “live” at Birdland, it features three separate performances: January 6, 1953, January 7. 1953 and January 8, 1953 and beside the usual all star line-up includes guest Lester Young featured on Jumping At The Woodside, Every Tub and Pres.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 11-27-20) DiN label boss Ian Boddy has been releasing music since 1980. In the last 40 years he has seen Electronic Music grow and evolve beyond recognition. From analogue/modular synthesis to completely digital and back again. The six tracks on "Axiom" reference Boddy's musical routes with its pulsating sequencer passages that hark back to the Berlin School of Tangerine Dream, most especially on the track "Nitro". The self referential track "Boddy Love" is an in-joke with a nod to a classic 70's Klaus Schulze album which features gorgeous melodic lines that grow to a climax before fading into the distance. "Icon" with its subsonic bass throb and orchestral strings climbs to a sonic summit before crashing down to the sublime piece "The Fallen". Closing out the album, the title track bookends the opener "Omicron" with a slice of Synthwave that has it all: analogue sequences, vintage drum machines and soaring chords.

3rd album by progressive black/viking metal act BORKNAGAR (NORWAY). The Archaic Course was originally released in 1998 by Century Media. Here is the official 2020 repress on Cosmic Key Creations limited to 500 copies in a solid super jewel box. Issued under exclusive license from Century Media Records.

The collaborative trio of Ben Goldberg (clarinet, contra alto clarinet), Geof Bradfield (soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet) and Dana Hall (percussion) explores new directions on General Semantics. Their Delmark Records debut features original music by the trio as well as unique interpretations of Duke Ellington, Cecil Taylor, and Hermeto Pascoal. The unusual instrumentation-especially the lack of a bassist- enables the musicians to transcend traditional instrument roles of accompaniment, improvisation, and interaction and create music that embraces form and harmony alongside freedom and spontaneous improvisation.

Frankie Carle (born Francis Nunzio Carlone, March 25, 1903 – March 7, 2001) was an American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed “The Wizard of the Keyboard”. “Sunrise Serenade” was Carle’s best-known composition, rising to No. 1 in the US in 1938 and selling more than one million copies Carle started out working with a number of mainstream dance bands. In 1934, he played with Mal Hallett and his orchestra. In 1935, he had his own orchestra and was billed in an ad for one night club as “America’s Greatest Pianist.” He received attention when he joined Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights in 1939. He later became co-leader of the band. The popularity he attained while with Heidt’s band allowed him to leave the band in 1944 and form his own band, The Frankie Carle Orchestra. His band disbanded after 1955 and he performed mainly as a soloist thereafter. From the 1950s until the 1980s, Carle performed as a single artist and maintained a close following of loyal fans.

Relapse Records' first band they signed, Deceased, returns with their follow up to Malt Soda's 2004 "Rotten to the Core" CD with 18 more covers that will bang your metal and/or punk head. Recorded at Oblivion Studios and Oddities studios in the winter of 2019/2020. Engineered by Mike Bossier at Oblivion Studios and Josh Lamar at Oddities Studios. Mixed by King Fowley and Mike Bossier at Oblivion Studios. Produced by Deceased. This release pays tribute to the Punk bands that laid the path to death metal from the grave!

Long awaited reissue of the 1985 album of the most iconical of all the UK82 bands, THE EXPLOITED. Originally out on the small belgian Konexion label in Europe and the legendary Combat Records for the overseas market, 'Horror Epics' reached number 17in the UK indie chart top 20, and is still considered an absolute classic of the genre. This superb deluxe reissue, exclusively licensed by Wattie Buchan himself, also features 2 bonus tracks from the original cassette version, also included in the 2004 release on Captain OI! Limited to 500 copies, it also comes with gatefold vinyl sleeve, liner notes by Mark Brennan, and a never-published-before Rikki Ercoli's photo in a 50x40 poster included!

"Once in a great while, a musician emerges with such authority and such seemingly effortless originality that his place in the front ranks of his instrument is unquestioned. So it is with David Friesen." - Nat Hentoff. A major international jazz figure for over 50 years, bassist-composer David Friesen continues his unflagging process of creating new defining works, with the ambitious, expansive, and deeply personal musical explorations found on Testimony. Through the desire to better understand his Mother's Ukrainian heritage, and with inspired leg-work from his Czech-based assistant, Natalie Digtyar, Friesen found himself on a 2015 tour of family landmarks in Smila, Ukraine, fully researched and led by a television crew and the local historical museum. Meeting Oleksandr Pirozhenko, director of the National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine, set in motion the collaboration heard here, beginning with a sold-out 2016 "homecoming" concert in Smila's Concert Hall, followed by this live recording from Kiev's National Philharmonic Hall in December, 2018. Arrangements of Friesen's profoundly spiritual compositions unfold, offering passages exploding with orchestral grandeur alongside lone whispers from solo piano, vibes or bass, and intimate quartet vignettes, all reflecting the myriad emotions exposed through his journey of ancestral discovery.

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 11-27-20) Ain't Gonna Worry About Tomorrow is the long awaited reunion recording from the award winning Detroit Blues duo of Harmonica Shah and guitarist Howard Glazer. Recorded this past January in Detroit and featuring a great line up of the Motor City's finest players including percussion ace Skeeto Valdez.13 Deep Blues tracks, the majority of them original, showcase the unique talents of Harmonica Shah and Howard Glazer at the peak of their respective and combined powers, together again on disc for the first time in 18 years. This is a reunion party that Blues music lovers worldwide will not want to miss ! "Authentic, hardcore blues of the first degree" Blues & Rhythm U.K.

"Jihee Heo has done for me that rare and beautiful thing I value and cherish most about incredible music, she has inspired me." - Kirk Whalum. Raised in South Korea, pianist-composer Jihee Heo studied in Amsterdam before receiving her Masters from the Manhattan School of Music in 2013. Now with a decade ensconced in New York's music scene, Jihee found inspiration for producing this album of alternately pastoral and grooving trio music through Robert Henry's classic treatise for artists, "Art Spirit." Reciting passages in the opening track, "Are You Ready?," the sense of offering a vision into her musical process and deep involvement with 'the moment' informs the 8 artfully melodic original compositions. Along with the wide-ranging talents of drummer Rodney Green, who also co-produces, and bassist Marty Kenney, rapper Saidu Ezike voices Jihee's ambivalence toward her New York experience on "Trust," followed by what could be considered a love note to the city on the instrumental "Oh, New York." "Jihee is a very special artist. She uses her music to paint vivid pictures and take the listener on a journey they're sure to enjoy." - Rodney Green

Loleatta’s first two albums together on one CD, with four bonus tracks unissued at the time.

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Glasgow's First Lady of Jazz Carol Kidd, whose string of successful Linn recordings in the 1980's have made her a staple of international audiophile artists, returns with an all-new collection of delectable jazz and pop standards delivered in her inimitably smooth and heartfelt style. Kidd has always been an artist celebrated for her cool, controlled phrasing and easy-going balladry, and her lovely new recording, BOTH SIDES NOW, is replete with her trademark inflection and warmth spread over classic songs by everyone from Rodgers & Hammerstein, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, and Richard Thompson. A songwriter of note, Kidd herself contributes two new tracks co-authored with Chris Anthony. Impex's super-exclusive Ultra High Quality Compact Disc - by the world's premier digital media company, Memory-Tech - is mastered by the superlative Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, and features brilliantly detailed mid-tones, effortlessly stable bottom end, and crisp overtones. This is digital audio at its most pristine. Playable on conventional CD players

(5% DISCOUNT THRU 11-27-20) "While they deliver the traditional surf rock sound with ease, their specialty is blending in unique sounds and textures from all over the globe." - Phil Dirt, KFJC, Surf's Up! From The Ventures, The Sonics and The Kingsmen, to Hendrix, Heart, Sir Mix-a-Lot and the Grunge scene, the Pacific Northwest's hearty legacy of powerful, individual musical voices is the ground floor for all who follow. Included in the mix are the two & a half decades of original NW Rock/Surf music that King of Hawaii has shared with thousands of fans over those years. Rarely recorded, "Road Trip" marks a vital creative moment in the band's history as they combine elements of surf, western, rockabilly, and Latin music over 10 new tunes, for a melodic, catchy and joyous celebration of Surf culture. With driving drums, reverb-drenched Fender guitars, and memorable melodies, they also feature rich harmonies, inventive arrangements, and surprising melodic interest supplied by trumpet, pedal steel and fiddle. From the western-inspired "Big Sky" or "San Onofre Suits" to the the cinematic "Caliente!" or the raw power of "Man O War" and "Ratchaser," Road Trip is one enjoyable ride.

First ever vinyl collection of the legendary "Kostis," the most enigmatic of all Greek rebetika artists of the early 1930s. Truly unique guitar duets and black-humor prose chronicling the hash dens, prison culture and pickpockets of old Athens. Virtuosic fingerpicking of Near-Eastern modes at the dawn of rebetika, when the bouzouki was yet to become supreme. Recorded under a pseudonym for export to the Greeks living in America, it stands as an enduring mystery and the high standard for a once subversive art form. Includes Greek and English lyrics, extensive liner notes by Tony Klein and many previously unpublished photographs. Co-released by Olvido Records.

(10% DISCOUNT THRU 12-11-20) La-La Land Records, Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Prime proudly present the original music score to Season Two of the acclaimed hit series THE BOYS, starring Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty. Renowned composer Christopher Lennertz (SUPERNATURAL, IDENTITY THIEF, RIDE ALONG) builds on the amazing musical soundscape he established in the show's first season – soaring to new scoring heights with his music from season two! Once again, the composer's score syncs perfectly with this thrilling expansion of the story, making for a breathtaking listen that blends action, drama, comedy and suspense! The incredible musical highlights of the series' second season are presented here, along with the songs, "Never Truly Vanish," performed by Erin Moriarty and "Faster," performed by Jessie T. Usher & Amiee Proal. This CD release is a limited edition of 2000 units.

(10% DISCOUNT THRU 12-11-20)(2-CD set)La-La Land Records, Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Prime proudly present the original music score to Season One of the acclaimed hit series THE BOYS, starring Karl Urban, Jack Quaid and Erin Moriarty. Renowned composer Christopher Lennertz (SUPERNATURAL, IDENTITY THIEF, RIDE ALONG) unleashes a powerhouse original score, providing a vital heartbeat for this amazing series that expertly blends high-octane superhero action with hard-hitting drama and razor-sharp satire. Lennertz's propulsive score handles it all pitch-perfectly, making for an astoundingly dynamic listen! The incredible musical highlights of the series' first season gets a deluxe presentation across two CD discs in this limited edition release of 2000 units.

Tony Martin was.a Christmas baby. He was born Alvis Morris on December 25th 1913, In Oakland, California. He grew up high, wide and handsome, and that included his singing voice. However, in the beginning, he was a saxophonist in Tom Gerun’s Orchestra, sitting beside a young Woody Herman. In 1934 he changed his name to Tony Martin and moved to Hollywood.His early vocal recordings were made with the Victor Young Orchestra in 1936 and plugged the songs which he sang in his first movies for RKO. In the early 1940s Tony sang and was Master of Ceremonies on the Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra radio show, “Tune Up Time”. Tony was then drafted into the Army, in particular The Army Air Forces Band led by Captain Glenn Miller who thought Tony the most talented singer in the armed forces. Tony felt as though he had “stumbled into heaven through the side door”. In Part 1 of this CD you can hear thirteen of the songs which Tony sang with Glenn Miller’s AAF Band, Part 2of the CD shows how Tony’s life and career took off after the War including some of his biggest hits.

Mina is Italy's most successful female recording artist of all time. Her recordings for the Ri-Fi label - featuring spectacular singing, superb songs and stunning orchestrations - are among the finest to come out of Italy in the mid-60s. Following her initial Italian hits, she enjoyed tremendous success all around the world, but never in English-speaking countries, where very few of her recordings were made available and she remains unknown to all but a small number of hardcore aficionados. This cherry-picked selection of highlights from her matchless Ri-Fi catalogue is designed to remedy that situation. Standouts include 'Se Telefonando…', a sophisticated opus composed and orchestrated by the great maestro Ennio Morricone; 'È L'Uomo Per Me', Mina's chart-topping cover of Jodie Miller's 'He Walks Like A Man'; the intense and dramatic 'L'Immensità' with its breathtaking long notes; the super-fast and playful 'Brava', a song custom-written to show off her great vocal technique; and her gorgeous rendition of Jobim's 'Insensatez'. Compilation and notes by Mick Patrick.

He was born Annunzio Paolo,Mantovani in Venice on November 15th 1905. His father was the principal violinist at La Scala , Milan under Toscanini, and played also for Richter, Saint-Saens and Mascagni. Though he taught young Annunzio to play the violin, his father warned him off a career in music. It was in vain for Mantovani was playing professionally by the time he was sixteen. When the family moved to London, his father played at Covent Garden, while Mantovani Junior studied at Trinity College of Music. By 1925 his small orchestra at the Metropole Hotel boasted Reginald Kilbey and George Melachrino as sidemen. many composers, conductors and performers owe a lot nowadays to the gramophone, but few as much as Mantovani. Soon after World War II there was an increasing demand for his records in America. Something different was needed. The final selection was of an orchestra of forty-five musicians, thirty-two of whom comprised the string section Mantovani toured Europe, South Africa, Canada and Japan. The high record sales continued into the 1970s. Decca records were so pleased with their artist that the presented him with a diamond-studded baton in 1966, when he had been with them for a quarter of a century. By 1971 Mantovani had sold fifty million LPs in the U.S. alone. Eighteen of them were gold discs, having sold a million copies.

At the end of every year, whether we want it or not, we are all inundated with blithe Christmas carols and songs of wintry celebration. Finally, there is an antidote: Seasonal Affective Disorder, the Album, is for everyone on your shopping list who is not so psyched about the impending holidays. From the encroaching darkness of November ("The Disappearing Light") to the forced merriment of Christmas ("It's a Wonderful Life") and New Year's ("Can You Justify"), to the long, dreary days of February ("Dreadful February") and March ("Waiting for Winter to End"), singer/songwriter Patrick O'Donnell presents eleven songs to help the listener commiserate and survive the entire winter season, and maybe even find a little bit of cheer.

(2-CD set) When guitarist Peter Leitch heard the diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer in 2012, and the grim prognosis of 11 months to live, he made the hard choice of undergoing potentially career-ending treatment rather than succumb to the disease. Eight years later, thanks to his indomitable spirit and a brilliant oncologist, he is still live--unable to play his instrument but still driven to create music. Peter has re-invented himself as a composer, arranger, and director of a 14-piece orchestra. Celebrating this transformation, he has released New Life, the Peter Leitch New Life Orchestra's debut recording, Jazz House 7006/7. "After coming to terms with the loss of the use of my left arm as the result of the chemo and radiation," Peter says, "It occurred to me that I was free from the tyranny of the jazz guitar--of having to practice every day. I realized I could create music that was not limited to four fingers on six strings. I began to write." Over the next two years, Peter composed, arranged, and orchestrated the 17 pieces that comprise this two-CD set. Encouraged by his friends and the success of a series of jazz club performances, the band went into the studio! Listeners will find a distillation of "all the music I've ever heard--from hard bop to rural blues to more modern abstract elements."

At the 1959 Newport Jazz Festival, Shearing brought an adventurous new 16-piece group, premiering material from his recently released Capitol album, Burnished Brass. Shearing’s usual quintet of guitar, vibraphone, bass and drums was augmented for this occasion by an 11-piece brass section consisting of four trumpets, four trombones, two French horns and one tuba. The result was a sound that was soothing rather than bracing, warm and engaging rather than aggressive. In some ways, this was mood music, strictly intended to appease rather than excite the smooth jazz of its time. Shearing did spice up the proceedings by mixing in two compelling Latin jazz numbers, Mambo No. 2 and Rondo (both from 1958’s Latin Lace album), which showcased the great Afro-Cuban percussionist Armando Peraza (later of the Carlos Santana band).

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(2-LP set) Amazing double live album recorded live in Brienz, Switzerland in 1994

Hardboard gatefold sleeve. First ever re-issue of swiss hard rock band Toad 4th album, originally released in 1993

(20% DISCOUNT THRU 11-27-20) Drummer Ron Turso was born July 29, 1948 in New York City, into a musical family. Raised in a musical family, he and well-known saxophonist brother, Turk Mauro and him both were raised by sitting in with their Italian-American dad, Don Turso. Throughout the years he worked and recorded with the likes of Albert Mangelsdorf, Bob Ojeda, Joe Newman, Dakota Staton, Eddie Jefferson, Chet Baker, Zoot Sims, Ray Nance, Al Cohn, Roy Eldridge, Al Grey, Jimmy Forrest, Bobby Forrester, Budd Johnson, Billy Mitchell, and even rock band Jay and the Americans. This session entitled "The Art of Swinging" was executive produced by his brother, Turk, and features Floridian piano and bass greats, respectively, Dolph Castellano and Don Miller. This album, while originally recorded and released in 1999, has never been digitally available so in cooperation with Ron himself, we present it to you here in 2020 on Soul Kid Jazz. We have included Turk Mauro's original liner notes within the album art, the recording quality is excellent and still stands up in today's digital world. The session is largely a straight ahead jam, both arranged and loose, and really stands as a showcase for the amazing drumming talent of Ron Turso, one of the unsung heroes of jazz drums, as we hear influences from Gene Krupa all the way to Tony Williams. The material ranges from standard show tunes to Jazz standards. There is no slacking here, as this is as high-level as it gets! We bring you this amazing album, knowing full well it will create excitement and be rediscovered by this new generation, as perhaps a new Jazz classic.

For the very first time on vinyl, a collection of unreleased outtakes for the cultish English psych band. Limited run to 100 copies on pink vinyl!

From deep in the sweltering revival tent...Comes this righteous tome of weathered Nashville icons and blistering backwoods prophets - 'Hillbillies In Hell: Revelations.' An astounding collection of searing Gospel exhaltations, fiery End-Times laments, Death-Bed confessionals, Grim-Reapered recitations and Graveside grimoires. Often originally waxed on microscopic labels and distributed in dispiriting amounts, these troubled and mostly forgotten troubadours sing of Judgement Day, The Rapture and Death's Cold Black Fingers. Years in the making – ‘Hillbillies In Hell: Revelations’ presents 30 testaments and timeless tribulations - sermons of sinful sloth, howling Hell-Bound locomotives and scorching Apocalyptic redemption. A cold, stone final casket of fringe 45s - many of these sides are impossibly rare and are reissued here for the very first time. All for your purifying listening pleasure. •WITNESS Charlie Moore recant NO GRAVE (IS GONNA KEEP THIS SOUL)! •HEAR The Masters Family reveal THE DEVIL WAS MY SHADOW! •SEE Ernest Carter wade through the FILTY SEA OF SIN! *Limited Edition Deluxe 30 Track CD with 6 panel digipak and 20 page booklet! *Exclusive scholarly liner notes by Alvin Lucia! *Full dynamic range 2020 remasters direct from the first generation analogue master tapes!

Features hits by Clarence Carter and Jimmy Hughes, Northern soul classics from James Barnett and Art Freeman, recordings by Dann Penn and Spooner Oldham, as well as the choicest unreleased at the time cuts that we have unearthed during our trawls of the tape vault. The full colour booklet includes an in-depth sleeve note and many beautiful photographs sourced from the Fame Studio archive. Previously only available as a double LP (KEN 504).

For the first time, the "Hard To Find 45s on CD" series ventures into the 1980s with volume #14, brimming with 70 minutes of classic Top 20 hits, many of which are out-of-print on CD. As always, we present only the correct single versions in true stereo from the original master tapes (including the CD debut of the single version of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band's "Cherchez La Femme").

Highlights include the terrific but rare "I Love You" by Climax Blues Band, "The Captain of Her Heart" by Swiss duo Double, and the '80s-flavored update of "Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco. Six of these songs reached #1 or #2 on the charts, including the much sought-after hits "Undercover Angel," "Easy Lover" and "Baker Street." All in all, a terrific mix of thoroughly enjoyable pop gems!

Expect the famous sound and packaging quality found on all the Eric "Hard To Find 45s on CD" volumes. We actually use three sound engineers on every track! Includes a 12-page booklet with detailed biographies of all the artists by Greg Adams. No real oldies collection is complete without these "Hard To Find 45s!" (Previously deleted: 10/1/18. Original release date: 9/18/12)

Volume 13 in the acclaimed Eric Records "Hard To Find 45s on CD" series spotlights the most common theme in pop music: love!

But this collection is far from common. Sure, almost all of the songs are Top 20 hits, but they're not widely available on other CD collections, and some aren't available anywhere else. SIX hits make their CD debut, and half of those appear in stereo for the first time on CD! These include two tracks from the long-lost master tapes by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. And for collectors, there's new stereo by Five Flights Up and the Avant-Garde.

On a more serious note, Eric is proud to present the rare and spiritual "Wedding Song (There Is Love)" by Paul Stookey, featuring Stookey's exquisite 12-string guitar playing. It's followed by John Denver's beautiful #1 hit "Annie's Song" and two joyous chorales: the Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day" and the U.S. CD debut of the classic "A Song of Joy," based on the final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. All in all, a terrific mix of both lighthearted and inspiring pop gems!

Expect the famous sparkling sound and packaging quality found on all the Eric "Hard To Find 45s on CD" volumes, with only the correct single versions from the original master tapes in true stereo. Includes a 12-page booklet with detailed biographies of all the artists by well-known music author Greg Adams. (Previously deleted: 1/1/18. Original release date: 9/18/12)

1980s New York was where modern dance music took its first steps; a phoenix rising out of the ashes of disco's over-exposure and demise. The underground scene was the very opposite of the celebrity-sprinkled commercialism of Studio 54 - "Lofts & Garages" looks at how the Spring label, with its brand new 1980s subsidiary Posse, reacted to the new movement. Label mainstays Fatback were always searching for a new groove and kept an eye on the floor. Their final single for the label, 'Spread Love', was remixed by Morales and Munzibai. Fatback's Bill Curtis and Gerry Thomas also produced the sought-after boogie single 'Get Up An' Dance (Dance With Me)' for Mynk. Others featured include one of the most distinctive voices in dance music, Fonda Rae, with her single 'Live It Up', released here in its rare radio edit; veteran soul man Lonnie Youngblood with his gospel-influenced 'Sing A Song'; Detroit dance pioneers C-Brand's 'Wired For Sound' and Body's 'Have Your Cake', which has an early mixing credit for dance music legend Timmy Regisford. These records may not have all worked on the floor of the Paradise Garage, but they were part of the energy that was given off by that and the rest of New York's vibrant post-disco era.

"Happy Times" brings you another two-dozen examples of their stellar collaborations and goes even deeper into their sheaf of copyrights than our previous volumes have done. Here we feature tracks from their time working together in Muscle Shoals and Memphis, with a broad spread of repertoire than embraces deep soul, sweet soul, southern pop, country and even an instrumental. Star names here include Dan's pet project the Box Tops, Sandy Posey, Wilson Pickett, Ronnie Milsap, B J Thomas and many others whose careers intersected in the 60s with those of Dan and Spooner - to everyone's advantage. Almost none of the versions of the songs featured here have been on any previous Ace CD. Many have never been on CD at all. With a booklet chock full of information and illustrations, and the usual Ace attention to detail in the annotation, "Happy Times" is yet another salute to the words and music of these two magnificent songwriters.

Largely unknown and unheralded, this collection of Hell-Bound Hayseeds will come as a revelation. Mostly cut on microscopic or private-press labels and distributed in minuscule amounts, these Tortured Troubadours tell of torments, temptations and tumults - Satan, drugs, murder, suicide, demonic visions, infanticide and redemption - all in one handy package. A labor of love - years in the making - 'Hillbillies In Hell' presents 30 timeless testaments of transgressions, tribulations and moral turpitude. Originally issued on forgotten 45s, some of these sides are indescribably rare and most are officially reissued here for the very first time. All for your diabolical listening pleasure. *Astounding compilation of original tortured rockabilly/hillbilly/country sides! *Remastered from the original master tapes! *24 page full colour booklet with exclusive liner notes and photos! *New Deluxe Digipak Edition features 2 extra tracks!